Abstract:
This experiment began in 1985. The site was previously a native eucalypt forest, but has been a Pinus radiata plantation for 47 years. There are four treatments as follows: 1) Slash and litter retained at harvest. 2) Litter only retained. 3) Litter only retained and ploughed. 4) Slash and litter removed.

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Width of smallest plot is 20 m Length of smallest plot is 40 m Slope: 0-5% . Shape: Uniform, concave and convex Details of direction of cultivation: Both parallel and at right-angles to long axis of the plot Width of Discard Strip around ... plot: 5 Details of homogeneity of the plots: Details of homogeneity of plots in Smethurst & Nambiar (1990) refences in list.

b) Details of replication, randomization and controls

There are at least 4 replicates in the experiment. 4 x 4 latin square. Slash and litter retained treatment is considered to be the control.